PUFFER, Joseph^{[1, 2]}

1741 - 1818  (77 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Joseph
  Birth	29 May 1741	Stoughton, MA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 84143614
  Ref#	50  [2]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	8 Jun 1818	Canton, MA   [3]
  Burial	Canton, MA
  	Address: The Oldest Burying Ground
  Person ID	I16155	Puffers
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Lt. John Jr.,   b. 3 Oct 1698, Dorchester, MA d. 21 Feb 1765, Stoughton, MA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	VOSE, Abigail,   b. 24 Dec 1701, Stoughton, MA d. 8 Feb 1774, Stoughton, MA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1725	Boston, MA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F8290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  He served in the French and Indian War in Capt. Stephen Miller's company from April 8, 1757 to 1759, and in Capt. Moses Curtis's company 14 months, 1759-'60, and was at Lake George April 6, 1759. The records show that he was aged 18 years in 1759, and that his father was John. He fought through the Revolution. At the Lexington Alarm, he was in Capt. James Endicott's company, Col. Lemuel Robinson's regiment, and later in 1775 in Capt. William Bent's company, Col. John Greaton's regiment. In 1776 he was in Capt. James Endicott's company, Col. Benj. Gill's regiment (the 36th), and later in Capt. John Gill's company (sixth), Col. Thomas Craft's regiment (artillery) and is called a matross (a soldier ranked below a gunner whose duty was to assist the gunners in loading, firing and sponging the guns. Akin to a private of artillery), June 6 to Nov 1, 1776. He was in Capt. Abner Crane's company, Col. John Robinson's regt., enlisting July 4, 1777, in the Rhode Island campaign. He enlisted July 1, 1778, and served the rest of that year in Capt Jeremiah Putnam's company, Col. Nathaniel Wade's regiment. He enlisted in July, 1779, in the Continental Army, Capt. Endicott's company, then aged 39 years; 5 ft. 81/2 or 9 in. in height; dark hair; dark eyes. He was corporal Feb 3, 1779, in Capt. Abner Crane's company of body guards at Boston, and from May 19 to Jul 1, 1779, was at Tiverton, RI, in Capt. Job Cushing's company, Col. Samuel Pierce's regiment; and corporal in Capt. Caleb Champney's company, Maj. Nathaniel Heath's regiment, May 15 to July 8, 1780. A guardian was appointed July 7, 1817. John Endicott of Dedham was appointed as administrator, Aug 4, 1818. His sister, Abigail Endicott, was one of his heirs, showing that he left no children. His other brothers and sisters petitioned for a division of property, Aug 6, 1818. The heirs were Hannah Baker, Mary Farrington, Seth Puffer, Sarah Wentworth and Bathsheba Shepard. The inventory, May 1, 1821, amounted to $1,260. The census of 1790 shows that he had no family.

  
  

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  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 40, 43, 69-70. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 43, 69. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 69. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 39. [S740] _Newspaper Announcement, Boston Evening Transcript, Boston, MA, 30 Mar 1895, page 12.